Chapter 166 Greedy people fall into trap

In the next three days, the news that Mrs. Xie wanted to buy a maid spread throughout Houshan Village, and many people started talking about it.

By the river, the woman washing clothes chatted about this matter.

"I heard that we can pay a big price, like a dozen taels of silver, but no matter how poor we are, we still can't sell our daughter." A famous woman with a charitable face said.

"Then if your family is really poor, you still can't sell your children? And you may still enjoy happiness after selling it. I heard that no matter how much work a wealthy family has, it is not as tiring as the housework of a farmer like us." Another person The mother-in-law said.

"What if I continue to enjoy happiness? That is a slave status. In the future, if I give birth to a child, I will be a slave and a maid. The child will suffer and lose his freedom." The woman in front said again.

The people who were still talking about it suddenly became quiet. Yes, future generations will have to be slaves and maids, and they will always be inferior to others.

"Then isn't Mrs. Xie our legitimate daughter? What kind of maid do you want? Why did you think of coming to us to buy a maid?" After a while, someone asked again in confusion.

As a result, everyone started gossiping without saying anything. While they were arguing, someone saw Lin Ping'er carrying the washbasin and heading towards the river. Their eyes immediately lit up and they shouted: " Zehao’s mother, come here and do the laundry!” Then she turned to the others and said, “Will I ask Zehao’s mother later to find out?”

Everyone nodded, so when Lin Pinger walked over with a smile, she was asked why Mrs. Xie wanted to buy a maid here. Lin Ping'er couldn't help but feel a little numb when being stared at and questioned by so many people. Fortunately, Ruozhu told her what to say in advance. She might not be able to come up with a suitable answer in the moment of urgency.

"Mrs. Xie was married from Jiangnan. The maids around her are all excellent, but they can't do heavy work. Mr. Xie doesn't like extravagance, and Mrs. Xie doesn't want to have too many maids, so she just wants to choose an honest and capable one. A very strong maid. Of course, the Xie family has a clean and upright family background, and they attach great importance to the character of their servants." Lin Ping'er said calmly.

Someone slapped their head and said, "Isn't that right? We girls from farmers' families are the most honest and have the energy to work hard. No wonder they ask questions from our neighborhood."

"The main thing is that they are familiar with your family, so don't worry, you guys can help keep an eye on me." Someone was interested and said to Lin Ping'er with a flattering smile.

Lin Ping'er said a few words of humility, and intentionally or unintentionally talked about Mrs. Xie's elegant style when she came home. Many people listened with great enthusiasm, after all, they didn't see many wealthy ladies all year round.

"Wasn't Chunya from the next village sold to a wealthy family as a maid? I heard that her family is charitable, and she also sends money to her family from time to time." Lin Ping'er pretended to be mysterious and said, "Mr. Xie and Mrs. Xie both He is a good and philanthropic person, so he won’t suffer much if he goes to Xie’s house.”

This was what Bai Ruozhu said. In fact, Bai Ruozhu didn't want Fang Guizhi's mother to come to her in the future, but in order to make Fang Zhou more tempted, she had no choice but to make a bold move. As for the future, let’s talk about it later.

After Fang Guizhi was rescued, she had to face new problems, such as where she would go and where she would end up in the future. Since Bai Ruozhu rescued her, she must be a good person to the end. At this time, it was difficult for the woman to walk alone outside. Even if Fang Guizhi was embarrassed to be with her family, she would not agree to Fang Guizhi taking the risk alone.

So she had already thought about it. She would say to Fang Guizhi: I helped you advance more than ten taels of silver, so you have to pay off the debt to work!

Hehe, with Fang Guizhi's honest character, are you still embarrassed to leave?

Lin Ping'er quickly finished washing her clothes and walked back. She soon saw a figure hiding behind a big tree, poking her head and eavesdropping. Lin Ping'er took a quick look and saw that it was Guizhi's mother. In order not to reveal any flaws, Lin Ping'er suppressed her excitement and pretended not to see Guizhi Niang.

After Guizhi’s marriage, no one in the mountain village knew about it, but after all, some people in Linjiang Village knew about it, so Guizhi’s mother didn’t dare to show it too obviously even if she was thinking about it. She was afraid that the news would reach the ears of the Yang family in Linjiang Village. As a result, this happened If you don't make any money on one side, you'll lose money on the other side.

Watching Lin Ping'er return home, Guizhi Niang quietly followed her, then looked around to see if there was no one around, and knocked lightly on the Bai family's courtyard door.

"Is Ruozhu here? My Guizhi asked me to send you a message." Guizhi's attitude at this moment was countless times better than the previous few days, it was a complete reversal.

Bai Ruozhu winked at the family, then hugged Dengdeng and opened the door. She asked anxiously, "Auntie, how is Guizhi recovering from his illness?"

"Nothing's wrong, I just caught a cold, and I'm going to recover soon. She asked me to give you a message so that you won't worry. She said that she would come to play with you after two days of recovery, so as not to make your baby sick." Guizhi. As she spoke, my mother smiled flatteringly, as disgusting as that would be.

Bai Ruozhu suppressed the rising contempt in her heart, and said with a smile: "That's good, I'm really worried about you. Oh, I only talked to aunt, but I forgot to ask you to sit in the room, I was really negligent. , Auntie, would you like to come in and have a cup of tea?"

"Ruozhu is so polite. Auntie, I feel more and more that you are polite and a good child." Guizhi Niang smiled so hard that her old face almost split into a chrysanthemum.

Bai Ruozhu secretly complained, didn't you hate me before? Now I can still speak without blinking or heartbeat, but I am also drunk.

After welcoming Guizhi Niang into the house, Lin Ping'er also came over to say hello, but her attitude was average. After all, she thought she rarely interacted with Guizhi Niang.

Guizhi Niang drank the tea with osmanthus nectar that Bai Ruozhu handed her, and kept praising how delicious it was. Bai Ruozhu poured her another cup with a wink, and said, "This tea was given by my second brother, my wife, listen." They said they were brought from the south, but we can’t buy them in town. Otherwise, because of my relationship with Guizhi, I would have bought some as gifts for my aunt."

Guizhi Niang's eyes lit up when she heard this. Then why does Mrs. Xie look so rich?

Thinking of this, she took the initiative to change the subject, and within a few words the conversation came to Mrs. Xie's purchase of a maid.

"Ruozhu, do you know how much money Mrs. Xie can get for buying a maid?" Guizhi Niang asked.

"How come my aunt has a relative recommendation?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

Guizhi Niang hummed twice indiscriminately, her eyes full of eagerness, and she kept staring at Bai Ruozhu's mouth, as if the words Bai Ruozhu was about to spit out would turn into silver.

"I only know that it won't be less than fifteen taels." Bai Ruozhu secretly observed Guizhi Niang's expression and saw that she seemed surprised to hear it, but she was not too excited.

"But Madam told me privately that if she is a particularly capable and good-character girl, she can pay up to twenty taels." After speaking, she smiled again, "Of course, Madam has to see the person before deciding. ”

Sure enough, Guizhi Niang's eyes turned green when she heard twenty taels.